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Dec

2009

451 CAOS Links 2009.12.04

Posted by The 451 Group on Fri 04 Dec 2009 16:24 UTC
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Eben Moglen says EC case against Oracle-Sun is flawed. The value of open source. And more.

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# Eben Moglen told the EC he does not see threat to competition from Oracle-Sun, says EC’s objections are flawed. A statement from the SFLC is …

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Aug

2008

Open source: assimilate and thrive

Posted by The 451 Group on Thu 07 Aug 2008 20:12 UTC
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Matt Asay writes today about the prospects for open source vendors going public or, more likely, being acquired, and wonders whether open source vendors should “hold out for an IPO” or “capitulate” and be acquired.

The latter seems far more likely, especially in the current economic climate. We have written before about the open source vendors most likely to go public in the next couple of years.

Looking at the list of contenders again it is easy to imagine that they could all be snapped up before they make it public thanks to the fact that 1) open source vendors are very attractive investments 2) it is difficult for open source vendors to build the momentum to do so.

I spoke recently with …

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